However, Zhang said promoting Putonghua is still the priority.
Questions:
1. What are education authorities compiling?
2. What is the purpose?
3. How many dialects are in China?
Answers:
1. A database of dialects from different regions and ethnic groups across the country.
2. To preserve those languages before they disappear.
3. About 130 different local languages and numerous accents and dialects.
About the broadcaster:
Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.
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